CORE INSURANCE,RISK MANAGEMENT
Betterview and JMI Reports | December 01, 2022
Betterview, the company leading P&C insurers rely on to identify and manage real property risk, today announced a partnership with JMI Reports, one of the largest providers of onsite property data to the insurance industry. Products from JMI Reports are now available on the Betterview Property Intelligence & Risk Management Platform, allowing users to optimize inspection efficiency in a single, intuitive user interface (UI).
The innovative tools from JMI Reports allow insurers to understand, prioritize and act upon risks to predict and prevent future loss. One of these is QuickVUE, a self-inspection tool that empowers insurers to thoroughly understand property risk without consuming overwhelming amounts of data. Additionally, reliable inspection data from on-the-ground physical inspections is available on the Betterview platform. Using this integration, insurance companies can filter properties based on which require a physical inspection and which ones can be fast-tracked as solid risks.
“The solutions from Betterview and JMI Reports are strengthened by synthesizing them within a single platform, Customers can work with their policyholders to get rapid, accurate views of real property risk. They can then consume that information directly within our platform, gaining an immediate and actionable view of every property in their book, and flagging those that need more attention. Any insurer that uses Betterview and JMI together will see great improvements in inspection efficiency, which should translate to an improved expense ratio as well.”
-Betterview co-founder and chief operations officer, Dave Tobias
JMI Reports also believes that the two companies are ideal partners. Both Betterview and JMI are in the business of understanding risk and helping insurers work better with their insured, Ultimately, we want to turn underwriters and agents into insurance heroes. By integrating QuickVUE and other inspection tools directly in the Betterview platform, I believe we are taking a positive step towards that goal,says Nathan Clark, president and CEO at JMI Reports.
About Betterview:
Betterview is the Property Intelligence & Risk Management Platform that leading P&C insurance companies depend on to identify and mitigate risk, improve operational and inspection efficiency, and build a more transparent customer experience throughout the policy lifecycle. By empowering insurers to automate pricing, underwriting, and renewal while focusing strategic action on critical properties, Betterview is transforming the insurance industry from Repair and Replace to Predict and Prevent.
About JMI Reports:
JMI Reports is a risk innovator providing property profiles and data insights to improve efficiencies and profitability for insurance carriers and MGAs. For more than 30 years, our mission has remained the same: to protect your blindside by listening to your needs and delivering actionable, forward-thinking, and cost-saving solutions that make a difference.
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CORE INSURANCE,INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
Inszone | December 05, 2022
Inszone Insurance Services, a rapidly growing, national provider of benefits, personal and commercial lines insurance, announced today the acquisition of Kirsch Insurance Group.
Marlin Kirsch founded Kirsch Insurance Group in 2004. A Denver-based brokerage that specializes in Medicare Health Plans, Kirsch Insurance has focused on helping their clients in finding the best program for their specific needs. Their comprehensive grasp of all Medicare Plans and Options has helped them to assist clients in being better prepared for the future.
“After years in the company, we've acquired a reputation for educating consumers in an easy-to-understand manner, so they can readily grasp the frequently perplexing concepts of the 'Medicare Maze’,”
- Marlin Kirsch, the agency's prior owner
The service that Kirsch Insurance clients are accustomed to will continue uninterrupted under the Inszone Insurance brand.
Chris Walters, CEO of Inszone Insurance, said, Colorado has been a great source of growth for us; the acquisition of Kirsch Insurance is another milestone in our expansion in the state as we move toward our goal of establishing Inszone as Colorado's go-to insurance agency.
The acquisition of Kirsch Insurance is part of the continued expansion and growth by Inszone Insurance and becomes the 9th acquisition so far in the Colorado area. Inszone Insurance is expected to announce several acquisitions as well as new locations in the upcoming months.
About Inszone:
Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, Inszone is a full-service insurance brokerage firm which provides a broad array of property & casualty insurance, along with employee benefits solutions. With a strong, experienced management team, Inszone continues to grow organically, as well as through acquisitions. With 33 locations across California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Illinois, the company is looking to further expand throughout the United States.
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RISK MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE
Embroker | January 23, 2023
Embroker, the digital platform that makes business insurance radically simple, recently launched ONE by Embroker, a universal application that uses AI and machine learning to create industry-specific business insurance products.
The streamlined procedure allows brokers and startup founders to acquire immediate quotations for a complete package of products by focusing on critical business information and eliminating the need for needless and redundant questions.
Business owners prefer a one-stop insurance shop so they can focus on running their company. Commercial insurtechs offer many kinds of coverage but no assistance with product selection. Founders and brokers may search numerous sites to find the correct risk management solution, and even then, the coverage may not meet their demands. Insurance agents spend hours shopping around for policies from different companies instead of providing value-added services to their clients. This is hard on businesses and doesn't make the most of the broker's skills.
Ben Jennings, CRO at Embroker, remarked, "Founders and business owners shouldn't be served a one-off, one-size-fits-all solution. When it comes to risk management, businesses need a strategic partner. To truly add value, insurtechs must provide a comprehensive suite of vertically-focused products that address all of their needs."
(Source – Business Wire)
He further added, "ONE by Embroker does just that. We provide a single-destination solution that replaces the traditionally complicated process through a universal application, generating quotes specific to the policies most appropriate for each business based on the broker or founder's inputs."
(Source – Business Wire)
As ONE by Embroker evolves to incorporate more policies for more verticals, the estimates will contain all of the coverage a firm requires, whether Embroker products are used or not. Embroker is revolutionizing the way businesses learn about, shop for, and buy insurance by launching the ONE by Embroker platform.
Jonas Edgeworth, CTO at Embroker, stated, "Leveraging our data science capabilities, we've created ONE by Embroker as a universal application that can synthesize and combine products — enhanced with third-party data at scale — to provide a tailored suite of coverage for our customers' needs."
(Source – Business Wire)
"Essentially, this new technology platform is our growth engine, allowing us to quickly launch new products into the market moving forward," he concluded.
(Source – Business Wire)
About Embroker
Embroker makes business insurance simple. It helps growing businesses save time and obtain the best coverage by combining technology and broker expertise. The company, a premier digital insurance brokerage, is transforming an $800 billion property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company has offices in Chicago and Boston. Embroker has been named one of the innovators shaping the future of finance by Goldman Sachs and one of the world's most promising private FinTech companies by CB Insights.
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